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TheAnalysisofFrankenstein’sHumanityMaryShelley,oneofthemostfamousfemalewritersinthesciencefiction,wroteherfamoussciencefictionFrankensteinin1818.Sheleadedtheromanticperiod.Ashermasterwork,Frankensteinisalwaysregardedasthepioneerofthesciencefiction.MaryShelleymainlytoldreadersastorythatVictorFrankensteinwantedtocreateagoodpeopletohelpthehuman,butinfact,hecreatedamonsterwhoisugly,sothatVictorputhimaway.Becauseoftheprejudice,themonsterbecameabadmanandkilledsomepeopleinordertorevengeVictor.Attheendofthenovel,themonsterregretwhathehasdown,hechosetokillhimself.Itisabadendingnovel.Thispaperwillanalysisthereasonswhichcausesthebadending.Thispaperpaysmoreattentiononthehumanitythatcausesthebadending.ThefirstreasonthatcausesthetragedyisthedesireofVictorFrankenstein.Fromthefiction,thereaderscanseethatalthoughVictorwantedtomakeaperfectmanthatcanbenefitthehuman.Inthefact,heonlywantedtomakeasuccessfulinventiontomakehimselfbefamousallovertheworld.Theresultwasnotasgoodashethought,hecreatedamonster,soVictorabandonedthemonster.Whenhefacedhisinvention,hescaredwhathehaddone.Whathemademaydestroyhiscareer.Atthattime,themonsterwasjustlikeababy,hedidnotknowanything.Victordidnotteachhimbutputhimaway.Fromtheexplantation,thepaperanalysesVictor’sdesireistheambitionofbeingsuccessandfamous.SotheVictor’sdesireisthefirstreasonthatcontributestothebadending.Thesecondreasonthatcausesthetragedyisthepeoplewhowassavedorhelpedbythemonster.Fromthenovel,thereaderscanseethatatfirst,themonsterwasagoodman.Hehelpedtheoldmanwhowaslonely;hesavedthelittlegirlwhowasdrowning.However,themonsterdidnotreceiveanygratitude,butthebeatbecauseofhisappearance.Thenthemonsterthoughtthatnoonewouldregardhimasagoodman,sohedecidedtorevengetheVictor.Fromthisreasons,heturnedhimselfagoodmantoabadman.So,thepeople’sattitudeisthesecondreasonthatcausesthebadending.Thethirdreasonthatcausesthetragedyistheloneliness.Fromthenovel,wecansee,eveneveryoneintheworldregardedhimasamonster;hepromisedtotheVictorthatifVictorcouldcreateapeerforhim,hewouldnothurtanyone.Victorrefusedhissuggestion,andthenthemonsterthinksthathewastheonlymanwhowassostrangeandugly,hewasverylonely.Then,hedecidedtorevengetheVictor.Solonelyisthethirdreasonthatcausesthebadending.Thefourthreasonisthatmostpeoplebelievedthateveryonewasgoodwhenhewasborn,whichmadehimbadwastheenvironmentandthesocietyhelived.Peopleneededtotreatthepeoplearoundthemkindly,thentheymayhelpaperson.Fromthenovel,thereaderscanseethattherearemanysituationsthatcanmakethemonsteragoodman.IfVictordidnotabandonthemonster,ifthepeoplewhowassavedorhelpedbymonstertreatedhimkindly,themonsterwouldbeagoodone.Therearemanyreasonsthatmakethemonsterfrominnocenttoevil.Ifthereadersreadthenovelcarefully,theycanfindthatthemonsterisnotreallysobad.Atfirst,hesavedthedrowninggirl,tookcareoftheoldman.Attheendofthenovel,heregretwhathehaddown,andkilledhimself.Thewriterthinksthattherearemanyreasonswhichresultinthetragedy,suchasVictor,thepeoplewhomonstermeets,thesocietyandthemonsterhimself.Infact,peoplehadmanychancestochangetheresult,buttheydidn’t.Theywerescaredofhimandfightingtohim.Inthissituation,themonsterstilldidnothurtthem.Ifoneofthemcouldtakecareofthemonster,hewouldn’tkillVictor’sfriendandrelatives.Inthisthesis,thewritersummariesthesereasonsthatcontributetothetragedy,itisVictor’sdesire,people’sattitude,thelonelinessandthesociety.